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“Rainfall Summaries by Climate Division” tables and maps
have been used extensively to gain a historical perspective
of the 2010-2011 Drought. Detailed rainfall data for each
climate zone exists back to 1921, making it easy to compare
Dust Bowl rainfall to recent rainfall amounts.
At the top of the “My County or Town” section one can get
summaries of “Climate Facts by County.” These are climate
summaries for each Oklahoma county in a one-page “Quick
Climate Facts” or “Detailed Climate Information” format with
multiple pages of graphs and tables.
The climate website also has select Oklahoma Mesonet
data and products. The Mesonet data goes back to 1994
for most sites. The Oklahoma Mesonet now has 120 site
locations.
For a national perspective, you’ll find links to a number of
federal National Weather Service and National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration agencies. For drought status
and outlooks, the Oklahoma Climatological Survey website
provides a collection of National Drought Mitigation Center
products. The National Weather Service Climate Prediction
Center’s outlooks provide a glimpse of future conditions.
Volume 2 — Issue 8 — September 2011
www.mesonet.org
Weather is the short-term variation of long-term climate
patterns. We measure the weather over time to determine
the long-term climate averages. To better understand climate
and keep up with weather triggered from climate patterns,
the Oklahoma Climatological Survey has revised its climate
website. This newly designed site links users to state and
national climate information quickly and easily.
The new Oklahoma climate website can be accessed by
going to the Oklahoma Climatological Survey home page
at http://climate.ok.gov. This homepage has Oklahoma
climate news and access to the widely read Ticker email
highlighting interesting weather and climate science. You can
also access the site by clicking on the top menu “Climate”
button on the Oklahoma Mesonet webpage (mesonet.org).
Thumbnails of data products make it easy to choose the
information you want. Maps, tables and graphs are easy to
capture for use in print or presentations.
Some widely used products are the Climate Trend graphs of
Oklahoma rainfall and air temperature going back to 1895.
Interactive menus let you create graphs for each of the nine
Oklahoma climate zones with monthly, seasonal or annual
changes from 1895-2010.
WHEN
CLIMATE
MATTERS
–by Al Sutherland

connec t ion
“Rainfall Summaries by Climate Division” tables and maps
have been used extensively to gain a historical perspective
of the 2010-2011 Drought. Detailed rainfall data for each
climate zone exists back to 1921, making it easy to compare
Dust Bowl rainfall to recent rainfall amounts.
At the top of the “My County or Town” section one can get
summaries of “Climate Facts by County.” These are climate
summaries for each Oklahoma county in a one-page “Quick
Climate Facts” or “Detailed Climate Information” format with
multiple pages of graphs and tables.
The climate website also has select Oklahoma Mesonet
data and products. The Mesonet data goes back to 1994
for most sites. The Oklahoma Mesonet now has 120 site
locations.
For a national perspective, you’ll find links to a number of
federal National Weather Service and National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration agencies. For drought status
and outlooks, the Oklahoma Climatological Survey website
provides a collection of National Drought Mitigation Center
products. The National Weather Service Climate Prediction
Center’s outlooks provide a glimpse of future conditions.
Volume 2 — Issue 8 — September 2011
www.mesonet.org
Weather is the short-term variation of long-term climate
patterns. We measure the weather over time to determine
the long-term climate averages. To better understand climate
and keep up with weather triggered from climate patterns,
the Oklahoma Climatological Survey has revised its climate
website. This newly designed site links users to state and
national climate information quickly and easily.
The new Oklahoma climate website can be accessed by
going to the Oklahoma Climatological Survey home page
at http://climate.ok.gov. This homepage has Oklahoma
climate news and access to the widely read Ticker email
highlighting interesting weather and climate science. You can
also access the site by clicking on the top menu “Climate”
button on the Oklahoma Mesonet webpage (mesonet.org).
Thumbnails of data products make it easy to choose the
information you want. Maps, tables and graphs are easy to
capture for use in print or presentations.
Some widely used products are the Climate Trend graphs of
Oklahoma rainfall and air temperature going back to 1895.
Interactive menus let you create graphs for each of the nine
Oklahoma climate zones with monthly, seasonal or annual
changes from 1895-2010.
WHEN
CLIMATE
MATTERS
–by Al Sutherland